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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April.
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; B( L) X3 C+ e Q1 J& hOnly Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007.
6 K& _6 i8 E/ \% z; a3 a3 w+ {0 ~Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
& c1 F9 W5 d* e5 C6 D; p1 ]( ?Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 7 t4 _2 M C: f% ]+ o/ C- H+ J8 Q
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
6 s* e% Y3 c( i2 ]% p8 wNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
1 B# n/ N7 o" e. p3 rNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
/ B, {( X5 j* {; U; z5 y: |Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) * H8 F+ ~: K" k& n
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ) c( O$ _9 {/ O3 o
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) # x/ I/ G3 n8 L4 A
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
+ y0 e; F1 A- R. AAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) : A6 _3 }% z5 B1 k0 F2 q+ @
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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